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Updated: 6:10 PM MST Feb 12, 2017

Margaret Cho has kicked off Sunday's Grammy Awards with a few ground rules—keep the speeches short and kiss your loved ones later.
The comedian and Grammy nominee is one of the hosts of the Grammys pre-show, which hands out awards in 75 categories before the main show airs on CBS later Sunday. The early show is being livestreamed on the Grammys website .
Cho, who is nominated for best comedy album, walked out onto the stage in a glittery gown and huge curly hair.
She told winners they should keep their acceptance speeches to 45 seconds and to kiss their loved ones in the audience later because time was so tight. She instructed winners on how to hold their Grammys after their names are called.
She also told nominees to stay in their seats if they don't win and referenced rapper Kanye West, who famously interrupted Taylor Swift's speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Cho says, "Kanye's not here, so that will be fine."
Early winners included actor Don Cheadle and others who created the soundtrack for the Miles Davis biopic "Miles Ahead," and John Williams for the soundtrack for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
Cheadle and Williams weren't present to accept their Grammys.

LOS ANGELES (AP) —

Margaret Cho has kicked off Sunday's Grammy Awards with a few ground rules—keep the speeches short and kiss your loved ones later.

The comedian and Grammy nominee is one of the hosts of the Grammys pre-show, which hands out awards in 75 categories before the main show airs on CBS later Sunday. The early show is being livestreamed on the Grammys website .

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Cho, who is nominated for best comedy album, walked out onto the stage in a glittery gown and huge curly hair.

She told winners they should keep their acceptance speeches to 45 seconds and to kiss their loved ones in the audience later because time was so tight. She instructed winners on how to hold their Grammys after their names are called.

She also told nominees to stay in their seats if they don't win and referenced rapper Kanye West, who famously interrupted Taylor Swift's speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Cho says, "Kanye's not here, so that will be fine."

Early winners included actor Don Cheadle and others who created the soundtrack for the Miles Davis biopic "Miles Ahead," and John Williams for the soundtrack for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."